Mid-November witnessed Jabra introducing its Stone 2 Bluetooth headsets for smartphone users world over. The company has now unraveled a complete portfolio with a portable speakerphone and five touchscreen, multi-use headsets. These audio solutions are optimized for Microsoft Lync. Jabra will doff the silk off its suite of products at the time of the worldwide launch of Lync.
The lineup includes the Jabra Speak 410 as well as the Go 6470 and the Pro 9400 series. The former one boasts of being the first USB powered speakerphone from the company. This device provides maximum call clarity by offering duplex and true wideband sound at 6,800 Hz. Speak 410 bundles up a built-in ringer, 3.5mm headset jack and an omni-directional microphone with 360 degree coverage. Further, it endows users with a comprehensive UC experience by providing them with on-device hook as well as mute and volume control.
“We are committed to delivering the most extensive portfolio of audio endpoints for Lync to both the market and to our customers. These new, innovative additions demonstrate Jabra’s continued investment in developing a portfolio that addresses how businesses are extending communications through desk, mobile, and soft phone applications,” stated Chris Briglin, vice president, strategic alliances, Jabra. “With each generation of new products, we seek to deliver on our goals to increase end-user productivity, improve their experience, and reduce the costs for enterprises through improved design, functionality, and durability at cost effective prices. All devices in the portfolio feature wideband audio for richer sound quality as well as, plug-and-play call-control functionality for ease of use and large scale deployment.”
“Microsoft is pleased to be working with Jabra to deliver customers choice in devices and peripherals,” asserted Kirk Gregersen, senior director of product management, Microsoft Lync. “The combination of Jabra’s Optimized headsets and Lync provides a quality, easy to-use audio solution to meet the voice and conferencing needs of our mutual customers.”
On the other hand, the Jabra Go 6470 and Pro 9400 series lets handset owners manage multiple phones with the intuitive touchscreen which allows them to start or end calls, alter the volume, or simply toggle between desk, soft and phones. Both of these audio devices, proffer an excellent blend of sound, range and quality performance of headsets with the mobility and flexibility of phones.
The pricing and availability details of the latest Jabra lineup remain under the haze of ambiguity.